Deep Dive: Why MAGA 2.0 Hates Legal Immigration Too
From Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know by 186k Films
March 18, 2026 · 29 min · Season 3 · Episode 11
About this episode
Hasan Minhaj discusses the Republican Party's stance on H1B visas and the evolving conversation around legal immigration among Gen Z conservatives.
Hasan breaks down the debate over H1B visas inside the Republican Party, how Gen Z conservatives are reframing the conversation around legal immigration, and what “merit” actually means. Try Mill risk-free for 90 days — and get $75 Off with code HASAN at https://mill.com/hasan.Bugs hate to see you coming with Pestie. Go to https://pestie.com/HASAN for 10% off your order.Save on regional flavors at Whole Foods Market!Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan MinhajCo-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth VenkataramanujamExecutive Producer/Director: Tyler BabinExecutive Producer/Showrunner: Scott VroomanProducer: Kayla FengProducer: Annie FickCinematographer: Austin MoralesEditor: Tyler BabinAssistant Editor: Zach SilberbergAssistant Editor: Zae JordanTalent Coordinator: Tanya SomanaderExecutive Assistant: Samuel PilandCreative Consultant: Andrew DursoResearcher: Ishmael DaroYOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP. Thanks so much for listening to Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. That’s…
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Host: Hasan Minhaj
Topics covered
- H1B visas
- Republican Party
- Gen Z conservatives
- legal immigration
- merit
- political debate
Keywords
- H1B visas
- Republican Party
- Gen Z
- legal immigration
- merit
- politics
- debate
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